Abstract: An event notification system includes a control assembly and a wireless device. The wireless device is configured to communicate with the control assembly at dynamically configurable frequencies, and communicates with the control assembly at a first frequency when in a disabled status, and communicates with the control assembly at a second frequency when in an enabled status.

Abstract: A method of directing individuals to an evacuation point during a fire including: determining a location of one or more fire detection device and one or more fire suppression devices within a building; detecting a fire using the one or more fire detection devices; determining a location of the fire in response to the location of the one or more fire detection devices; determining a safe evacuation route between an individual and an evacuation point in response to the location of the fire within the building; and directing an individual towards the evacuation point along the safe evacuation route.

Abstract: A method of designing a fire detection system comprising: determining a location of at least one of fire detection device, a fire suppression device, and a fire escape device within a building; determining a device location correctness for the location of at least one of the fire detection device, the fire suppression device, and the fire escape device within a building; and activating an alert in response to the device location correctness for at least one of the location of at least one of the fire detection device, the fire suppression device, and the fire escape device within a building.

Abstract: A gesture access system includes a local access assembly, a mobile device, an electronic storage medium, and a processor. The local access assembly is adapted to operate between an access state and a no-access state, and includes a controller to effect actuation between the states and a signal receiver. The mobile device includes an Inertial Measurement Unit sensor system configured to measure a motion of the mobile device to conditionally detect a device gesture indicative of an intent of a user to gain access. The storage medium is configured to store an application and a preprogrammed device gesture. The processor is configured to receive the measured motion from the sensor system, and execute the application to compare the measured motion to the preprogrammed device gesture, and depending upon the comparison, output a command signal to the controller of the local access assembly via the receiver to effect actuation between states.

Abstract: A method of determining a destination of an individual carrying a mobile device is provided. The method including: detecting at least one of a position of the mobile device and an activity of an individual carrying the mobile device; detecting a distance between the mobile device and each of a plurality access controls; generating a list of the plurality of access controls and the distance between the mobile device and each of the plurality access controls; determining that the individual carrying the mobile device has stopped moving or slowed in response to the activity detected; and identifying one or more access controls of the plurality of access controls that have a distance of lowest magnitude on the list.

Abstract: A method of actuating an access control is provided. The method including: detecting positional data of a mobile device carried by an individual; detecting that the mobile device is located within a zone of interest in response to positional data of the mobile device; detecting an access control; detecting intent of the individual carrying the mobile device to actuate the access control; authenticating the individual carrying the mobile device; and actuating the access control once the individual has been authenticated.

Abstract: A seamless access control system includes a local access assembly, a wearable mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly is adapted to operate between access and no-access states, and includes a controller to effect actuation between the states, and a signal transceiver. The wearable mobile device is worn by a user, and includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor system configured to detect a performed inherent gesture performed by the user, and being at least a portion of a user exercise to gain entry. The storage medium and the processor are configured to receive the performed inherent gesture and execute an application to compare the performed inherent gesture to the preprogrammed inherent gesture, and thereby conditionally output a command signal to the local access assembly via the transceiver to effect actuation between states, and prior to completion of the user exercise to gain entry.

Abstract: A knocking gesture access control system includes a local access assembly, a mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly is adapted to operate between access and no-access states, and includes a controller to effect actuation between the states, and a receiver. The device is adapted to be carried by a user, and includes a microphone configured to sense a knocking gesture performed by the user signifying an intent to gain entry. The storage medium is configured to store an application and preprogrammed knocking gesture data associated with the knocking gesture. The processor is configured to receive the knocking gesture sensed by the microphone and execute the application to compare the knocking gesture to the preprogrammed knocking gesture data, and output a command signal to the controller via the receiver to effect actuation between states if the knocking gesture sufficiently compares to the preprogrammed knocking gesture data.

Abstract: An image-based event notification system includes a detection device, a controller, and a user application. The detection device is configured to generate an image. The controller is configured to receive the image and output an associated event-based image indicative of an event. The user application includes a user interface and a display. The user application is configured to receive the event-based image from the controller, and display the event-based image on the display. From the display, a user may choose between a user event confirmation and a user event rejection.

Abstract: A gesture access system includes a mobile device having a processor, an electronic storage medium, an environment detector system, and a software-based application. The application is stored in the storage medium and executed by the processor for generating a determination that a user of the mobile device has performed an intentional motion indicative of an intent to gain access. The environment detector system is adapted to generate and output information relative to a location of the mobile device with respect to the user and to the processor to assist in the determination.

Abstract: A gesture access system adapted to operate in conjunction with a containment carried by a user. The access system includes an access assembly, a mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly is adapted to operate between an access and no-access states, and includes a controller, and a signal receiver. The device is disposed in the containment and includes an inertial measurement unit sensor system configured to measure a device motion of the device to conditionally detect an intentional body gesture of the user indicative of an intent to gain access. The intentional body gesture is contrary to routine containment motions caused by routine body motions of the user. The storage medium and the processor are configured to store and execute an application and preprogrammed motion scenario data to analyze the device motion and conditionally send a command signal to the assembly.

Abstract: A gesture access system includes a local access assembly, a mobile device, an electronic storage medium, and a processor. The local access assembly is adapted to operate between an access state and a no-access state. The mobile device is carried by a human, and includes at least one of an accelerometer system and a gyroscope system configured to detect motion. The mobile device is further configured to output a command signal indicative of the detected motion to the local access assembly to effect actuation from the no-access state to the access state. The electronic storage medium is configured to store preprogrammed scenario data, wherein at least a portion of the scenario data includes a preprogrammed gesture indicative of an intent to operate the local entry device. The processor is configured to receive the detected motion and match the detected motion to a portion of the scenario data.

Abstract: A prestaging, gesture-based, access control system includes a local access assembly, a mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly includes a controller to effect actuation between access and no-access states. The mobile device is carried by a user, and includes a detection system configured to detect a prestaging event inherently performed by the user toward an intent to gain access and followed by the detection of a primary intentional gesture specifically performed by the user toward the intent to gain access. The storage medium and the processor are configured to receive prestaging event information and primary intentional gesture information from the detection system, and execute an application to determine the performance of the prestaging event from the prestaging event information, then determine the performance of the primary intentional gesture from the primary intentional gesture information if the prestaging event is determined to have occurred.

Abstract: A method of training a gesture-based access control system includes repetitiously performing an intentional gesture indicative of an intentional gesture type by a user of a mobile device. The intentional gesture is representative of an intent of the user to gain access. The application then forms a model of the selected intentional gesture type from the repetitious performances of the intentional gesture. The model is configured to be applied by the software-based application to confirm future performances of the intentional gesture.

Abstract: An Internet of Things architecture includes a gateway, a first dongle, a first wireless device, and a cloud platform. The gateway includes a first serial port. The first dongle is received by the first serial port, and is configured to communicate using a first communication technology. The first wireless device is configured to communicate a first coded message to the first dongle using the first communication technology. The cloud platform includes a network abstraction layer that includes a first communication technology module configured to receive the first coded message associated with the first communication technology and output a first decoded message.

Abstract: An image-based event notification system includes a detection device, a controller, and a user application. The detection device is configured to generate an image. The controller is configured to receive the image and output an associated event-based image indicative of an event. The user application includes a user interface and a display. The user application is configured to receive the event-based image from the controller, and display the event-based image on the display. From the display, a user may choose between a user event confirmation and a user event rejection.

Abstract: An event notification system includes a wireless device, an Access Point device, a server, and a user application. The server is configured to receive a plurality of heartbeats from the wireless device and through the Access Point device, and send a heartbeat response of a plurality of heartbeat responses in response to a respective heartbeat of the plurality of heartbeats. The user application is configured to send enable and disable commands to the server. The enable command is sent to the wireless device as part of the next heartbeat response of the plurality of heartbeat responses. The disable command is sent to the wireless device after the server receives an event condition from the wireless device through the AP device.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless device, an Access Point (AP) device, and a controller. The wireless device includes a first processor having a counter. The controller is configured to send a learn idle time command through the AP device and to the processor. The processor is configured to cease any transmission through the AP device and start the counter after receiving the learn idle time command, and is configured to receive a message indicative of no activity by the wireless device from the AP device, and estimate an AP idle time based on the counter.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes gateway, a server, and a wireless device. The server is configured to send a heartbeat of a plurality of heartbeats to the wireless device upon expiration of a respective heartbeat interval of a plurality of heartbeat intervals. The wireless device is configured to send a plurality of Power Save polls to the Access Point device, wherein each Power Save poll of the plurality of Power Save polls retrieves a respective heartbeat of the plurality of heartbeats.

Abstract: A method of provisioning a headless device includes the steps of acquiring credentials for a user application, then placing the headless device in a provisioning mode. Once in the provisioning mode, characters associated with the credentials are displayed by the user application, then the characters are read by an optical character reader (OCR) of the headless device, thereby allowing the headless device to join a network associated with the credentials.